ANCAP gave a 5 star safety rating to Kia’s Carnival, as tested against the latest 2020-2022 rating criteria.

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All eight-seat Kia Carnivals achieved good scores across the range of occupant protection and collision avoidance assessment areas. The Carnival extensive  safety specification, with head-protecting airbags and intelligent seatbelt reminders for all three seating rows, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), active lane keeping, and fatigue monitoring as standard.

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ABOVE: 2021 Kia Carnival Safety – 5 STAR Results

Carnival did very well in Adult Occupant Protection, and received maximum points for side impact and oblique pole tests. Further more, Carnival got good scores in the frontal offset and full-width frontal tests. Full points were also awarded for Child Occupant Protection (COP) in the frontal offset and side impact tests.

Child seats and capsules child are easily fitted with top tether and ISOFix anchorages for five of its six rear seating positions. In testing, ANCAP found child restraints could be fitted safely in these locations, however it was noted that one of the Type A convertible restraints could not be correctly installed in rearward-facing mode using the ISOFix anchorages in the second row outboard seats or the third seating row. In addition, the fitting of any child restraint in the third row centre position is not recommended due to the lack of top tether and ISOFix anchorages in that location.

Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) performed well in vehicle-to-vehicle test scenarios, and was fast to detect and react to pedestrians. Cyclist detection was rated as Adequate.

“The rating for the Kia Carnival has been highly anticipated by families, fleet buyers and hire car companies, and Kia is to be congratulated for this result,” said ANCAP Chief Executive Officer, Carla Hoorweg.

“Safety is critical in the People Mover segment given the primary use of these vehicles in transporting a large number of passengers. It’s pleasing to see the most recent model releases to this segment, including the Carnival, have factored safety into the fundamentals of their design and specification. This is not a segment in which safety should be compromised.”

“We’re hopeful upcoming models in this segment slated for release later this year will also strive to offer their customers an equivalent high level of safety,” Ms Hoorweg added.

Full details on the safety performance of the Kia Carnival can be viewed at: http://ancap.link/s/65409e